Summer tulips: dahlias. Photoblog of a flower show garden

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6th September 2017

…other dahlias are in between summer & autumn

The end of the tulip season is never a happy one. The sight of the sea of colours brings so much joy and happiness. Once the tulips are gone, what is there to look forward to? Well, dahlias! You could call them the summer tulips. Just like tulips they’re bulb flowers, they’re amazingly colourful, with lots of varieties and there are fields full of them. Here’s an photo impression of the dahlia show garden near Keukenhof.

Just a bunch of colourful dahlias in summer

These are the dahlias you often find in shopsJust a sweet pink dahlia in summerLove how the colour of the flower matches with the dark leaveA bit of a quirkish dahlia. I like to call this one: the clown

Dahlias are really my summer tulips, they bring a smile on my face!

In the Keukenhof area, or Bulb Flower Region you can find fields of dahlias in summer and early fall

Look at these dahlias, love the colours & the colours of the heart

Some dahlias celebrate summer with crazy colours!

…other dahlias are in between summer & autumnOther dahlias bring colour to fall

This year was the first celebration of the Holland Dahlia Event in August. Growers opened their doors and welcome traders, horticulturists and other professionals. The dahlia show garden near Keukenhof is open to all visitors. There are about 640 different cultivated varieties (cultivars). The flower garden can still be enjoyed till 29 September 2017.